Arizona silver belt., 1887-10-08
The Way to- Obtain Titles for Mines by
 Patent from the United states.
[Copp's .. s. Mining Decisions. i

TCopp's U. s. Mining Decisions
 1. The applicant is required to have a correct survey of his claim under authority of the suryeyor-genern of the state.
 2. Post plat of such survey in con spicuous place on the claim, with mo- tice of his intention to-apply for pat ent, sad notice giving date Of posting, name of claimant, name of claim, min ing district and county, whether the location is on record or not, and if so, where to be found; number of feet claimed and presumed direction there of; the rumbers5f kest.ee9h way from discovery shaft and name or names of other adjoining claimants on same or other contiguous claim.
 8. After posting above notice of plat and notice on the premises, the claim ant will file with the register and re- ceiyer a copy of such plat and held of survey; also the affidavit of two witnesses, credible, that such plat and and notice are posted conspicuously on the claim, giving date and place of such posting, copy of the notice so posted to be attached to and form a part of such affidavit.
 4. Attached to field notes must be the sworn statement of claimant that he has a possessory to the premises therein described by virtue of com pliance of himself or grantors with the mining district, state or territory.
 5. This affidavit should be support ed by proper evidence from the mining recorders, office as to his possessory right. If a locator, a full, true and correct copy of his location should be furnished, said copy attested by seal of recorder; if no seal, make oath tc the correctness of same; and where the applicant claims with others as locator and those others have trans ferred any or all of their interests, a copy of original record of location should be filed and an abstract of title from recorder.
 6. Tn the event of loss by fire ot mining records, afidayitofs such should be made and secondary evidence o title received.
 2. On receipt of these papers, the register will, at the expense of claim ant, publish. ToE sixty dayS9 a notice ot such application in the paper nearest the claim.
 9. Too much care can not be exer. cised in the preparation of these no trees.
 10. The claimant, at the time of fil ing papers with register, or during the sixty days publication, must file certificate of surveyor general that moi less than $500 worth of labor has been expended'on Improvements made or the claim, and that the plat filed by the claimant is correct and the felc notes of survey so correct that the premises may be fully identified. Thl; certificate had better be endorsed or plat and field notes.
 II. After sixty days publication has expired, the claimant will file his afi dav1t that the plat and notice afore said remained conspicuously posted fol or during the sixty days publication Upon fling the foregoing papers, the register will, if no adverse claim was fled during sixty days publication permit the claimant to pay for the land, etc.
 12. The register must certify, IT sending up papers, that the notice plat and field notes posted in his ofhct for sixty days-from such a time tt such a tune. The consecutive serie' of mineral entries must be continued
 13. The plat and field notes of sur vey must be conspicuously posted II the land office for sixty days, this plat field notes, etc, to be furnished by ap plicant.
 14 The abstracts of title must conn down to and include, if possible, tn last date until papers are forwarde' or leave the office Ia late ruling).